Impairment of hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid function in rats treated with human recombinant tumor necrosis factor-alpha (cachectin)

Endocrinology
X P PangA E Pekary

Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF; cachectin), a peptide secreted from stimulated macrophages, mediates some of the metabolic derangements in inflammatory and neoplastic disorders. To determine whether TNF is responsible for the changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) function in nonthyroid illnesses, we administered synthetic human TNF to male Sprague-Dawley rats. The rats were given TNF or saline (control; both pair fed and nonpair fed) iv (six to eight per group). HPT function was tested 8 h after administration of 200 micrograms TNF/kg BW, 8 h after 5 days of 150 micrograms TNF/kg BW, and 8 h after a 3-day series of 50, 200, and 800 micrograms TNF/kg BW. The single injection of 200 micrograms TNF/kg significantly reduced (all P less than 0.05) serum TSH, T4, free T4, T3, and hypothalamic TRH compared to the corresponding hormone levels in saline-injected control rats. Serum TSH and hypothalamic TRH recovered to normal levels after 5 days of 150 micrograms/kg TNF treatment. With the increasing daily doses of TNF, serum TSH and hypothalamic TRH fell significantly. Hepatic 5'-deiodinase activity was reduced after 1 day of TNF treatment, but increased after the 3-day series of injections. TNF treatment reduced pituitary ...Continue Reading

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